Communication Skills

Five Things Learnt From Healthcare Communications

Graeme Keeton | Posted 15.04.2013 | UK
Graeme Keeton

My barber asked me, "What do you do?" There's a short answer, which is "PR and communications for the hospital" and there's a very long one. The short...

The 13 Networking Types

Andrew Thorp | Posted 07.04.2013 | UK
Andrew Thorp

But as an entrepreneur I've decided to take this to another level with 13 classes of...business networker. Don't get me wrong - I've met some wonderful people and excellent practitioners in my time, but some of these may ring true with you.

Delivering your message in an age of short attention spans

Detlev Weise | Posted 27.03.2013 | UK
Detlev Weise

Since the first commercially operating printing press ran paper through its wheels in the late fifteenth century, the art of communicating a message h...

Touchy-Feely Nonsense? Why Making a Connection is Essential to Sealing a Deal

Russell Ward | Posted 10.02.2013 | UK
Russell Ward

If you walk into Starbucks and ask for a cheeky hazelnut latte, then the barista making your coffee will ask you your name. Alan, you will reply, or Rosie, or Lord Voldemort if you're feeling silly - and then they will put your name on the cup, ready for you to pick up.

English - The UK's Blessing and Curse

David Docherty | Posted 14.05.2012 | UK Universities & Education
David Docherty

English, the UK's blessing and its curse. Our national language is a blessing because it has evolved and continues to evolve as a powerfully expressive tool full of surprise and joy. English is also our curse because is has become the business lingua franca. English is the Martini of languages - anytime, anywhere, anyplace.